Applications for this program will open soon.

All participants travelling from abroad are responsible for securing any visa required and are advised to contact their home embassy early. An official letter can be issued by AA Visiting School confirming enrolment onto the programme once an applicant has settled their deposit payment, this letter can be used when applying for a visa as supporting documents when entering the UK.

Andrés Souto Vilaros, Programme Head

Andrés is the director of mUcHo estudio/taller, where he investigates architecture created outside the parameters of official culture, exploring the methods and processes in which popular culture interprets and appropriates official architecture, and speculating on how these might evolve.

mUcHo estudio/taller was founded by Andrés in 2017 after completing his master's at the Royal College of Art in London. There, the focus of his practice was shaped and defined through his research project titled "The Aesthetics of Hope."

Andrés is also a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Universidad Iberoamericana, where he has been teaching the project workshop "Architecture of Popular Culture" (@arqdelaculpop) since 2017.

https://muchomuchomucho.mx/about

Elliot Rogosin, Co-Head

Elliot is an architect and maker exploring the essential stories between place, manufacture and making, and the process of design. He cofounded the architectural practice House of Bricoleurs with Albane Duvillier in 2024.

He teaches Intermediate 12 at the AA and the Digital Craft in Architecture Master’s at Oxford Brookes University.

https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/academicprogrammes/inte...

https://houseofbricoleurs.xyz/

Juan Cuock, Guest Tutor

Juan is an architect, researcher and urban planner. He is currently Technical Manager at the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (INFONAVIT). He is a professor at the Universidad Iberoamericana and Training Partner at Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Arquitectura Moderna Estudio y Conservación en México Patronage (AMEC).

Juan is also the co-founder and Director of Research at Proyector, a curatorial platform based in Mexico City dedicated to the promotion of research projects in architecture. As an urban planner, he developed his research at the Institute for Urban Futures in Montreal, the Open-Output Foundation in New York, and while a member of the Center for Sustainable Design Strategies at the Pratt Institute. He has been a consultant for UN-Habitat and Ministry of Urban Development SEDATU in Mexico, and is currently a PhD Candidate at UNAM.

Geraz Ato, Guest Tutor

Geraz grew up immersed in the world of construction as the son of a master builder in Teotihuacán. From an early age, he was surrounded by traditional Mexican building materials and techniques, which gave him a deep understanding of the craft. However, beyond the technical aspects, Geraz developed a keen artistic interest in applying these skills. Today, he has evolved from a builder into a virtuoso of ornamentation and decoration, combining his mastery of construction techniques with a highly detailed and expressive approach. His work is characterised by pre-Hispanic motifs that evoke the rich history of his hometown, alongside religious symbolism that reflects his cultural surroundings. With this unique blend of technical expertise and artistic sensitivity, Geraz has redefined the role of the builder, elevating his craft to an aesthetic level that dialogues with the past while looking to the future.